Highland elaenia
| Highland elaenia | |
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| Highland elaenia at Serra do Mar State Park, São Luiz do Paraitinga, São Paulo state, Brazil | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Elaenia |
| Species: | E. obscura |
| Binomial name | |
| Elaenia obscura (D'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) | |
| Subspecies | |
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The highland elaenia (Elaenia obscura) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest.
Subspecies
Twosubspecies are currently recognized. These subspecies exhibit deep genetic divergence and are likely candidates for future species splits:[2]
- E. o. sordida – Zimmer, 1941: found in southeastern Brazil, eastern Paraguay and northeastern Argentina
- E. o. obscura – (D'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837): found in se Ecuador to Bolivia and northwestern Argentina
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Elaenia obscura". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ IOC v.6.3
External links
- Highland elaenia videos on the Internet Bird Collection
- Highland elaenia photo gallery VIREO Photo-High Res
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